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... o'er hill and plain they bend , But find no needful shelter , and no guide . Night o'er their path was hastening to descend , When , on a sudden , to Orlando cried His huge ally , exulting with delight , " Joy , joy ! a goodly hostelrie ...
... o'er hill and plain they bend , But find no needful shelter , and no guide . Night o'er their path was hastening to descend , When , on a sudden , to Orlando cried His huge ally , exulting with delight , " Joy , joy ! a goodly hostelrie ...
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... o'er her breast ; Bright as the stars , in cloudless night that glow , Fair as the locks by Love's own queen possess'd , Like Daphne's tresses , floating in the wind , Fann'd by Apollo's panting breath behind . [ Rinaldo of Montalban ...
... o'er her breast ; Bright as the stars , in cloudless night that glow , Fair as the locks by Love's own queen possess'd , Like Daphne's tresses , floating in the wind , Fann'd by Apollo's panting breath behind . [ Rinaldo of Montalban ...
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... o'er the virgin's breast ; For blushing silence is Love's surest test . He marks with joy the bright vermilion hue , Whene'er she greets him , o'er her features spread ; He hears with joy her voice , how faint it grew , As she inquired ...
... o'er the virgin's breast ; For blushing silence is Love's surest test . He marks with joy the bright vermilion hue , Whene'er she greets him , o'er her features spread ; He hears with joy her voice , how faint it grew , As she inquired ...
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... o'er . I know that passion hurried on my doom , Yet feel that passion will survive the tomb . " [ Meridiana , although a princess and a warrior , is still a woman , and melts at the sight of a valiant and powerful monarch reduced to ...
... o'er . I know that passion hurried on my doom , Yet feel that passion will survive the tomb . " [ Meridiana , although a princess and a warrior , is still a woman , and melts at the sight of a valiant and powerful monarch reduced to ...
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... o'er the memory of my friends to mourn , With these sad reliques , once so proud and free , To Syria I return ; but ah ! no more To hope - for every hope with me is o'er . " Yes for thy love , this jewel I'll retain , And wear it to my ...
... o'er the memory of my friends to mourn , With these sad reliques , once so proud and free , To Syria I return ; but ah ! no more To hope - for every hope with me is o'er . " Yes for thy love , this jewel I'll retain , And wear it to my ...
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ancient Ariosto arms Astaroth Astolpho Aymon behold blood bower Boyardo brave breast breath call'd Canto Charlemagne Christian Clermont's Count of Poitiers courser cried dæmon dark death Derry doom'd dread E'en e'er earth erst eternal eyes fair faith fame fate fear fell Ferrau fierce fix'd Ganellon glorious hath heart Heaven hell Heptarchy holy honour hope hour Huon of Bordeaux king knight land light Lord Luigi Pulci Malagigi Marca Hispanica Marsilius Meridiana mighty Montalban's Moorish Morgante Maggiore mortal ne'er noble o'er once Orlando Paladins pass'd peace plain poem press'd pride prince Pulci realm Ricciardetto Rinaldo Roncesvalles round sacred seem'd shade shore sighs sight Sobrarbe solemn soul Spain spirit stanza steed strain sweet sword tears thee thine thou thought thro throne traitor truth turn'd Turpin vale valiant voice warrior Whereat Whig wonder